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IBUs

International Bittering Units. A fancy term developed as a way to demonstrate the bitterness of a beer. Chemically speaking it is a measurement of bitterming compounds like alpha acids. Most beers fall between 5 and 120 IBUs.

wort

/?w?rt/ is the liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whisky. Wort contains the sugars that will be fermented by the brewing yeast to produce alcohol. Production[edit] The first step in wort production is to make malt from dried, sprouted barley.